Lisburn's Paula Grant carded a one under 72 to move into contention ahead of Sunday's final round of the Welsh Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play at Ashburnham.

Grant is on six over par, just four shots behind Gemma Clews, who added a 73 to her first round 75 to lead by a shot from Hannah McCook (69) and Lianna Bailey and by three from Rochelle Morris on two-over par.

The cut fell at 163 with Sinead Sexton  (157), Jessica Ross (159), Rache Thompson (160), Maria Dunne (163) and Lauren Walsh (163) through to the final day.

Welsh Ladies Open Amateur Stroke Play, Ashburnham (Par 73)

Detailed scores

• 1 CLEWS, Gemma (Delamere Forest Golf Club) +2 75 73 148
• T5 GRANT, Paula (Lisburn) +6 80 72 152
• T17 SEXTON, Sinead (Lahinch) +11 81 76 157
• T25 ROSS, Jessica (Clandeboye) +13 81 78 159
• T30 THOMPSON, Rachel (Cork) +14 79 81 160
• T43 DUNNE JNR., Maria (Skerries) +17 88 75 163
• T43 WALSH, Lauren (Castlewarden) +17 80 83 163

Cut

• MC DOYLE, Mary (The Heath) +20 88 78 166
• MC CARR, Georgia (Milltown) +21 88 79 167
• MC COFFEY, Louise (Malone) +23 90 79 169
• MC FORBES, Emma (Royal Portrush) +26 88 84 172
• RTD O’GORMAN, Ellen (Milltown) +22 95